Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gudahūsą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *gudą +‎ *hūsą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣu.ðɑ.xuː.sɑ̃/

Noun

*gudahūsą n

1. temple

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *gudahūsą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gudahūsą	*gudahūsō
vocative	*gudahūsą	*gudahūsō
accusative	*gudahūsą	*gudahūsō
genitive	*gudahūsas, *gudahūsis	*gudahūsǫ̂
dative	*gudahūsai	*gudahūsamaz
instrumental	*gudahūsō	*gudahūsamiz

Synonyms

• *alhs

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *godahūs
  • Old English: *godhūs
    • Middle English: goddes hous
      • English: God's house; House of God
  • Old Frisian: godishūs
  • Old Saxon: *godhūs
    • Middle Low German: godeshûs
  • Old Dutch: *godhūs
    • Middle Dutch: godeshuus
      • Dutch: godshuis
  • Old High German: *gothūs
    • Middle High German: gotshūs
      • German: Gotteshaus
    • ⇒ Old High German: abgothūs
      • Middle High German: abgothūs
        • German: Abgotthaus (archaic)
• Old Norse: goðahús, goðhús
  • Icelandic: goðahús, goðhús
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌷𐌿𐍃 (gudhūs)